Father Casimir Wyszynski

The virtue of chastity is linked to reticence or modesty. It was noted that during his stay in Balsamão, Father Casimir “so much excelled in chastity and modesty that he would never allow any part of his body to be uncovered. ”106 He was always modest and chaste both in his relations with others and in his personal ap- pearance.” 107 During his terminal illness he showed praiseworthy modesty in reference to his confreres who were assisting him. As long as he was able, he endeavored to rise from the bed by himself so as not to display to his brethren his bare, undressed body. 108 “Being amodel to everyone,” FatherWyszyński frequently ad- vised his brethren to preserve chastity. So that they could attain this perfection, he called them to domortification and demanded that they refrain from the company of women. 109 In his introduction to TheMorning Star , the Venerable Casimir reminded the faithful of the things that prevent them from pre- serving chastity, stating: “We cannot believe someone to be pure if he or she frivolously risks the loss of purity, does not coura- geously fight temptation, or calmly looks at something that should not be looked at; who does not train his body by fasting, vigils, and moderation in eating and drinking.” 110 Poverty F ather Wyszyński zealously preserved the virtue of poverty. Father Alexis Fischer, who lived 12 years in the Order alongside the Venerable Servant of God, claims that he observed and expe- 106 PositioWysz , 410, 413. 107 Ibid, 496. 108 A. Fischer, Życie, cnoty i śmierć święta …, 73. 109 PositioWysz , 369, 416, 433, 485. 110 Casimir Wyszyński, Foreword to Morning Star , 22. 132 C ASIMIR K RZYŻANOWSKI , MIC, P H D